linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/MCE/AMD, EDAC/mce_amd: Remove struct smca_hwid.xec

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Message-ID: <20200818101334.GA31641@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:13:34 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tony.luck@...el.com, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/MCE/AMD, EDAC/mce_amd: Remove struct
 smca_hwid.xec_bitmap

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 10:18:21AM -0500, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> Yeah, I'm trying to keep "may" out of my vocabulary. :)

Hahha, you never know with hardware :-)

> I do. This check was added because I wasn't sure what to expect with
> this new architecural extension. But after a few product releases, it
> has been unnecessary. And I don't see a need for it with future systems.

Ok, will add that to the commit message.

Thx.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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